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STEEL PORTABLE STORAGE BIN FOR
CEMENT, LIMEAND OTHER COMMODITIES
A. VESSEL
1. Capacity:
4000 cubic feet plus or minus 3%
2. Construction:
3/16” thickness hot rolled steel
3. Design:
For pneumatic handling of high density flowable powders
4. Operating
Pressure: 15 PSIG operating pressure; tested at 22.5 PSIG
5. Manholes:
One Knappco 20” full opening cast aluminum
pressure cover with six (6) cam type adjustable hold downs located over fourth hopper. Cover
fitted with black gasket with hinge at roadside.
6. Compartments: One
7.
Hoppers: (6) Six 40-degree hoppers
B. PIPING
1. Air Piping:
3 1/2 “ OD steel tubing at curbside
front equipped with 3” aluminum adapter and cap. One
3” butterfly valve at roadside controls air flow to
aeration manifold on curbside.
2. Check Valves:
Two 3” Aluminum swing checks.
One near air inlet and one upstream of front hopper
discharge outlet.
3. Aeration:
Each hopper fitted with a 30” cotton
aeration pad. Each hopper equipped with a 2” inlet
line and individual 2” aeration bronze ball
control valve.
4. Pressure Control
Valve:
3” butterfly valve located roadside to
regulate air flow to discharge line.
5. Blow-Down Valve:
4 ½ “ steel line located at rear head
with 4” butterfly valve operable from ground.
6. Product Valve:
6” butterfly valve at each hopper
operated at roadside.
7. Discharge Line:
Schedule 40 steel 5” tee at each
hopper, angled to rear, with 5” schedule 40 steel tubing
connected wit 5” victaulic couplings. Line extended
straight to rear of #6 hopper and
turned out to roadside in front of rear axle and equipped with 5”
aluminum adapter and cap.
8. Discharge
Cleanout:
5” cleanout / blow through fitting at
front of discharge line with 5” aluminum adapter and cap.
9. Pressure Gauges:
Two 4” dial, 0-30 # range mounted
roadside at #4 hopper.
10. Fill Lines:
Two (2), One at rear curbside and one
at front curbside, 4” schedule 40 steel 4” with adapter and cap.
11. Vent Line:
One (1), at rear street side, 4”
schedule 40 steel with 4” butterfly valve
12. Pressure Relief:
One tank mounted pressure relief valve
at manhole collar set at 14.5 PSIG.
NOTE:
All butterfly valve seats and gaskets
to be black non-toxic rubber unless specified
otherwise. All valve handles to be in line with disc.
C. ACCESSORIES
1. Mud
Flaps:
Black rubber anti-sail
flaps.
2. Discharge Hoses:
None
3. 3” Hot Air Hose:
None
4. Ladder:
Steel mounted at roadside rear of
manhole, removable with on-board storage provisions.
5. Lights and
Wiring:
12 Volt system complies with DOT
requirements on rear of unit only.
Petersen stop, tail, turn & clearance LED lamps. Unit to have
reflective tape treatment as required by federal regulations.
D. CHASSIS
1. Upper Coupler:
Standard 2” diameter. Hi tensile
5/16” steel plate with 2” heavy duty channel stiffeners.
2. Support Legs:
10 screw jacks with 30” x 30”
reinforced pads. Level Load rating, with equal
torque on screws and sound level footing is 500,000
lb. rating.
3. Suspension:
Hutch H-9700 single axle with flange
mount hangers and three leaf springs.
4. Axle:
Dexter 22,000 lb. 77 1/2” track
5. Brake System:
16 1/2” x 7” Hi-Pro 30/30 park brake
chambers, zinc coated and painted with polyurethane. Grewson Auto
slacks. Single tank air system.
6. Fenders:
Contour aluminum fenders at rear over
single axle
7. Hubs and Drums:
Hub piloted ten stud cast hubs with
outboard mounted cast drums.
8. Oil Seals:
National
9. Wheels:
Four Accuride hub piloted 22.5 x 8.25 steel
disc, pre-painted white.
10.Tires:
Four 11R22.5 radial tires, 12 ply.
11. Paint:
Entire unit sandblasted and painted
with MGM two part epoxy primer and painted with PPG
Polyurethane. Standard white or gray color, customer
choice.
12. Blower Package:
None, Optional electric or diesel
blower package available.
NOTE:
It is highly recommended that the
interior of the vessel be cleaned professionally prior to
initial loading to avoid contamination of cargo. Dealer is
not responsible for product contamination or damage to unit from
moving loading storage bin or improper set-up of bin on legs. |
